Langadia, Arcadia

Lagadia
Λαγκάδια
Municipal unit
Lagadia is located in Greece
Lagadia
Lagadia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°41′N 22°2′E / 37.683°N 22.033°E / 37.683; 22.033
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityGortynia
Area
 • Municipal unit79.48 km2 (30.69 sq mi)
Elevation
976 m (3,202 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
490
 • Municipal unit density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Community
394
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
220 03
Area code(s)27950
Vehicle registrationTP

Lagadia (Greek: Λαγκάδια) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 79.475 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was the village Lagadia. It is considered a traditional settlement and is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east of Lefkochori, 10 km north of Dimitsana and 36 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village.

The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. Kanellos Deligiannis and his brother Dimitrakis Deligiannis, two of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, were born here.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Langadia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Lagadia (Lagadia, Agios Athanasios, Agios Nikolaos, Kaloneri, Pteria, Xerovouni)
  • Lefkochori (Lefkochori, Fouskari, Touthoa)

Population history

Traditional houses of the village
  • 1949: 3,333
  • 1981: 1,188 (village)
  • 1991: 671 (village), 1,993 (municipality)
  • 2001: 704 (village), 1,363 (municipality)
  • 2011: 355 (village), 504 (community), 636 (municipal unit)

Geography

Climate

Lagadia is located in central Peloponnese and has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and milder winters.[4]

Climate data for Lagadia, Greece
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 58.46
(14.70) 		58.82
(14.90) 		62.06
(16.70) 		67.64
(19.80) 		76.1
(24.5) 		84.38
(29.10) 		88.16
(31.20) 		88.16
(31.20) 		83.3
(28.5) 		75.74
(24.30) 		67.1
(19.5) 		60.62
(15.90) 		72.545
(22.53)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 41.36
(5.20) 		41.54
(5.30) 		42.98
(6.10) 		47.3
(8.5) 		53.96
(12.20) 		60.26
(15.70) 		64.22
(17.90) 		64.4
(18.0) 		60.44
(15.80) 		54.86
(12.70) 		48.74
(9.30) 		43.88
(6.60) 		51.995
(11.11)
Source: <yr.no >"Weather statistics for Lagadia". Weather statistics for Lagadia, Peloponnese (Greece). yr.no. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  • View of Lagadia village in Arcadia from roadway.
    View of Lagadia village in Arcadia from roadway.
  • Lagadia village road sign.
    Lagadia village road sign.
  • View of Lagadia.
    View of Lagadia.
  • Looking down from roadway at Lagadia village buildings.
    Looking down from roadway at Lagadia village buildings.
  • Scene of buildings in Langadia village.
    Scene of buildings in Langadia village.
  • Another view of Lagadia village from afar.
    Another view of Lagadia village from afar.
  • Chickens in Lagadia village.
    Chickens in Lagadia village.
  • School building in Lagadia village.
    School building in Lagadia village.
  • The clock tower of the Taxiarches Church.
    The clock tower of the Taxiarches Church.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ "Weather". Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 February 2014.